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Defending the West : a critique of Edward Said's Orientalism, Ibn Warraq
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- Summary
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- "This is the first systematic critique of Edward Said's influential work Orientalism, a book that for almost three decades has received wide acclaim in both the East and the West, voluminous commentary by scholars, and translation into more than fifteen languages." "In this thorough reconsideration of Said's famous work, Ibn Warraq argues that Said's case against the West is seriously flawed. Warraq accuses Said of not only willfully misinterpreting the work of many scholars but also of systematically misrepresenting Western civilization as a whole. With example afer example, Warraq shows that from the time of the ancient Greeks, Western civilization has always had a strain in its very makeup that accepted non-Westerners and has always been open to foreign ideas. Warraq also criticizes Said for inadequate methodology, incoherent arguments, and a faulty understanding of history. He points out not only Said's tendentious interpretations but also historical howlers that would make a sophomore blush."--Jacket
- "This is the first systematic critique of Edward Said's influential work Orientalism, a book that for almost three decades has received wide acclaim in both the East and the West, voluminous commentary by scholars, and translation into more than fifteen languages." "In this thorough reconsideration of Said's famous work, Ibn Warraq argues that Said's case against the West is seriously flawed. Warraq accuses Said of not only willfully misinterpreting the work of many scholars but also of systematically misrepresenting Western civilization as a whole. With example afer example, Warraq shows that from the time of the ancient Greeks, Western civilization has always had a strain in its very makeup that accepted non-Westerners and has always been open to foreign ideas. Warraq also criticizes Said for inadequate methodology, incoherent arguments, and a faulty understanding of history. He points out not only Said's tendentious interpretations but also historical howlers that would make a sophomore blush."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 556 pages
- Contents
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- Edward Said and the Saidists
- The three golden threads and the misapprehensions of Edward Said. Three tutelary guiding lights
- Classical antiquity
- Early Christianity to the seventeenth century
- Indian orientalists
- Western archaeologists
- Empire and Curzon
- Edward Said and his methodology
- The pathological niceness of liberals, antimonies, paradoxes, and western values
- Orientalism in painting and sculpture, music and literature. Orientals as collectors
- Painting and sculpture
- Occidental influence on Eastern art
- Nineteenth-century Orientalist art
- Painters as writers
- John Frederick Lewis
- Hegel and the meaning, significance, and influence of Dutch genre painting
- Charles Cordier : Orientalist sculptor
- Religion, piety, and portraits
- Oriental and African American Orientalists
- Orientalism and music
- Literature and orientalism
- Isbn
- 9781591024842
- Label
- Defending the West : a critique of Edward Said's Orientalism
- Title
- Defending the West
- Title remainder
- a critique of Edward Said's Orientalism
- Statement of responsibility
- Ibn Warraq
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "This is the first systematic critique of Edward Said's influential work Orientalism, a book that for almost three decades has received wide acclaim in both the East and the West, voluminous commentary by scholars, and translation into more than fifteen languages." "In this thorough reconsideration of Said's famous work, Ibn Warraq argues that Said's case against the West is seriously flawed. Warraq accuses Said of not only willfully misinterpreting the work of many scholars but also of systematically misrepresenting Western civilization as a whole. With example afer example, Warraq shows that from the time of the ancient Greeks, Western civilization has always had a strain in its very makeup that accepted non-Westerners and has always been open to foreign ideas. Warraq also criticizes Said for inadequate methodology, incoherent arguments, and a faulty understanding of history. He points out not only Said's tendentious interpretations but also historical howlers that would make a sophomore blush."--Jacket
- "This is the first systematic critique of Edward Said's influential work Orientalism, a book that for almost three decades has received wide acclaim in both the East and the West, voluminous commentary by scholars, and translation into more than fifteen languages." "In this thorough reconsideration of Said's famous work, Ibn Warraq argues that Said's case against the West is seriously flawed. Warraq accuses Said of not only willfully misinterpreting the work of many scholars but also of systematically misrepresenting Western civilization as a whole. With example afer example, Warraq shows that from the time of the ancient Greeks, Western civilization has always had a strain in its very makeup that accepted non-Westerners and has always been open to foreign ideas. Warraq also criticizes Said for inadequate methodology, incoherent arguments, and a faulty understanding of history. He points out not only Said's tendentious interpretations but also historical howlers that would make a sophomore blush."--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ibn Warraq
- Dewey number
- 950.072
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DS12.S243
- LC item number
- I26 2007
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Said, Edward W
- Orientalism
- East and West
- Asia
- Middle East
- Label
- Defending the West : a critique of Edward Said's Orientalism, Ibn Warraq
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 491-516) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Edward Said and the Saidists -- The three golden threads and the misapprehensions of Edward Said. Three tutelary guiding lights -- Classical antiquity -- Early Christianity to the seventeenth century -- Indian orientalists -- Western archaeologists -- Empire and Curzon -- Edward Said and his methodology -- The pathological niceness of liberals, antimonies, paradoxes, and western values -- Orientalism in painting and sculpture, music and literature. Orientals as collectors -- Painting and sculpture -- Occidental influence on Eastern art -- Nineteenth-century Orientalist art -- Painters as writers -- John Frederick Lewis -- Hegel and the meaning, significance, and influence of Dutch genre painting -- Charles Cordier : Orientalist sculptor -- Religion, piety, and portraits -- Oriental and African American Orientalists -- Orientalism and music -- Literature and orientalism
- Control code
- 137306010
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 556 pages
- Isbn
- 9781591024842
- Lccn
- 2007022518
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)137306010
- Label
- Defending the West : a critique of Edward Said's Orientalism, Ibn Warraq
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 491-516) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Edward Said and the Saidists -- The three golden threads and the misapprehensions of Edward Said. Three tutelary guiding lights -- Classical antiquity -- Early Christianity to the seventeenth century -- Indian orientalists -- Western archaeologists -- Empire and Curzon -- Edward Said and his methodology -- The pathological niceness of liberals, antimonies, paradoxes, and western values -- Orientalism in painting and sculpture, music and literature. Orientals as collectors -- Painting and sculpture -- Occidental influence on Eastern art -- Nineteenth-century Orientalist art -- Painters as writers -- John Frederick Lewis -- Hegel and the meaning, significance, and influence of Dutch genre painting -- Charles Cordier : Orientalist sculptor -- Religion, piety, and portraits -- Oriental and African American Orientalists -- Orientalism and music -- Literature and orientalism
- Control code
- 137306010
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 556 pages
- Isbn
- 9781591024842
- Lccn
- 2007022518
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)137306010
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